University of Oklahoma - Behavioral Neuroscience

The University of Oklahoma
Cellular and Behavioral Neuroscience

Contact:

Ari Berkowitz, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma
Department of Zoology
730 Van Vleet Oval
Norman, OK 73019

Telephone: (405) 325-4821
FAX: (405) 325-6202

E-Mail: cbn@ou.edu
WWW: http://www.ou.edu/cbn

Program Established: 1890 (Zoology); 1998 (Behavioral Neuroscience)

Degrees or Programs Available: Ph.D. in Cellular and Behavioral Neurobiology

Number of Faculty: 18
Number of Students: 14

U.S. Citizens: 57%
Female: 50%

Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years: 5 MS; 6 PhD
Number of Faculty Who Have Supervised Graduate Student Thesis Projects in Their Labs in the Last Five Years: 6
Average Number of Years Taken by These Graduates to Complete the Program: MS: 3; PhD: 5

Program Description: The Cellular and Behavioral Neurobiology (CBN) Ph.D. program at the University of Oklahoma brings together 18 faculty from three departments or schools at the University of Oklahoma-Norman.

In the CBN program, you will learn to think like a scientist, by frequently interacting one-on-one with professors, not just with postdoctoral fellows and research assistants.

You will develop the critical thinking skills and diverse research skills required of successful neurobiologists.

You can address questions with ethological, psychological, or engineering impact.

You can do research on animals that are model species for investigating particular kinds of research questions, including fruit flies, scorpions, crabs, fish, turtles, mice, rats, and humans.

You can use behavioral, physiological, pharmacological, morphological, computational, and molecular genetic approaches.

Your training will be as interdisciplinary as you want. Our faculty members are drawn from three departments or schools: Zoology, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and Chemistry and Biochemistry. You will be in a rich learning environment, doing rotations in two or three CBN research labs before choosing your Ph.D. mentor.

Your coursework will include the Introduction to Neurobiology course and the Topics in Neurobiology seminar course, in which you will present research twice. You will also fulfill the requirements of one of the three member departments. You will also have available to you a wide range of courses related to cellular and behavioral neurobiology

Admission Requirements: To apply to the CBN program, you first apply through one of the three member departments/schools. Choose among Zoology, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, or Chemistry and Biochemistry based on the departmental affiliation of the faculty member(s) whose research interests most closely match your own. In your application, be sure to mention your interest in joining the CBN program so that our selections committee also receives notification of your application

How or Where to Apply: To apply to the CBN program, you first apply through one of the three member departments/schools. Choose among Zoology, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, or Chemistry and Biochemistry based on the departmental affiliation of the faculty member(s) whose research interests most closely match your own. In your application, be sure to mention your interest in joining the CBN program so that our selections committee also receives notification of your application.

Annual Tuition and Fees Costs:
        Resident tuition: ~$2400/yr.
        Non-resident tuition: ~$7000/yr.
        Graduate students generally receive tuition wavers.

Approximate Cost of Living Per Year: Cost of living index = 92% of nat'l avg.; median rent = $512/mo

Housing Availability and Costs Per Year:
On-campus: $451-$688/mo.
Off-campus: median rent = $512/mo. (median)

Day-Care Facilities Available and Costs Per Month: There are two excellent child care/pre-school centers on campus. Costs are $450-$700/mo. There are additional child care centers elsewhere in Norman.

Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: A Teaching Assistantship (up to $19,000 for 10 months) or Research Assistantship (stipend level depends on lab) is normally provided for each admitted student, along with a tuition waiver. Summer support is also available.

How, if Necessary to Apply for Financial Assistance: This is part of our application form.

Last revised October 2007
http://www.andp.org/programs/graduate/unitedstates/oklahoma/uokneu.htm

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